Akadémiduka celebrated Grandmothers’ Day
“Rakontaj a Kostim” was the theme of the 10th edition of the show “On Bon Maten O Komandman” offered by the association Akadémiduka to honor the grandmothers in Guadeloupe. Last year, due to the Fat […]
Tradition & Heritage
Carnival of Guadeloupe: King Vaval died in joy
In Guadeloupe – as in Martinique, St Martin and St Barthélemy – Ash Wednesday has no religious meaning: it’s the day the funeral of King Vaval, the king of carnival, is celebrated. Catholics will receive […]
A colorful “Student Carnival” for the 350 years of Cap-Haitien
Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in the Republic of Haiti, celebrates its 350th anniversary this year 2020. This year also coincides with the bicentenary of the death of King Henri Christophe, builder of the Citadelle, […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: “skin groups” celebrated Fat Sunday
It is well known that “skin groups” have the particularity of cultivating a protest spirit in their functioning and of not following the schedules and the circuit established by the parade organizers. This Fat Sunday […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: a Fat Sunday which kept all its promises (Part 2 photos)
In the Carnival of Guadeloupe, two major events bring together between 60,000 to 150,000 spectators each year: the Giga Parade of Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre, the administrative capital of the archipelago and the Grand Parade […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: a Fat Sunday which kept all its promises (Part 1 photos)
In the Carnival of Guadeloupe, two major events bring together between 60,000 to 150,000 spectators each year: the Giga Parade of Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre, the administrative capital of the archipelago and the Grand Parade […]
Mas Maten Kongo-Karayib: history, heritage, color and joy in the streets…
For the third consecutive year, there were thousands to participate in the largest “skin group” parade in Guadeloupe. What started as just a parade that brightened up the streets of Pointe-à-Pitre on the Saturday before […]
Carnival of Guadeloupe: last lap before Fat Days
Last weekend, Guadeloupe once again lived to the rhythm of Carnival. This Saturday, February 15, some groups, in particular the “skin groups”, paraded the children in the streets of Pointe-à-Pitre, some schools, in particular that […]
The National Carnival in Haiti will be held on February 23, 24 and 25, 2020
The Haitian government officially launched Haiti’s National Carnival for 2020 on February 23, 24 and 25. Indeed, the executive committee in charge of conducting the festivities in Port-au-Prince, the capital of the country, was presented […]
2020 Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Programme
FEBRUARY February 7 National Stickfighting Semi Finals – Arima Velodrome, 7:00 pm February 9 National Panorama Semi Finals (medium & large bands) – Carnival City, QPS 1:00 pm February 10 National Extempo Preliminaries – TBA, […]